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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1309, 14 April 1883, Page 3

The Waitrara paper says A practical joke was prepetrated on some of our enthusiastic hoodlums the other evening. A resident, newly-returned from a brief honeymoon, was threatened with “ tln-kettling " unless he ••shouted," and on the interesting occasion invited his well-wishers indoors, where they were entertained with buns and beer, the latter commodity being judiciously strengthened with Epsom salts. The happy pair drink cold tea. No nominations having been made w hen first appointed to fill a vacancy in the I’atea ' Borough Council, another day was fixed for receiving nominations. A labouring man (“Billy" Wilson) fonder of beer than work (says the Wanganui Chronicle) was duly nominated, and, as there was no legal flow in the nomination, the Returning Officer had to declare “ Billy" duly elected. This has been done as a protest to the manner in which the affairs of the borough have been conducted. It is probable that several if not all the Councillors will now resign. The wonderful cure man is remembered in Taranaki, though he did no mighty deeds The " Taranaki Herald " says “Mr Stephen sent us advertisement which we inserted but he went away without arranging for their settlement, and even when written to respecting the payment of our account has not thought proper to reply. We mention that as a caution to our contemporaries."